A. Initial broad potential topic area with textbook source(s) (from Step #1 above).
B. You will create a file (aka Journal Tally) in Word with the following information in it, and submit it via computer, not on paper:
2. The journal tally* (Step #4 from "Experiences We Have Planned" page)
3. The title of your target journal*
4. A list of no more than 15 references in APA style that relate to your topic*. (Start typing these references on their own page.)
D. Copies of two complete journal articles that interest you, plus a focused research topic.
E. Weekly annotated
citations/reactions (Linked to WWW
home pages).
Throughout the Semester:
You should also submit a copy of the first page of each article you read that relates to your final research project (regardless of whether or not it is one of your annotated citations). Each time you read an article for your proposal, make a copy of it for yourself, and hand in a copy of the first page so we can watch as your literature base grows. Put your name and the date of submission on each copy. Toward the end of the semester, a lab session will be devoted to presentations based upon these articles. I will bring in the first pages you have submitted, I will pick one for you to talk about (you will have brought all your article copies with you to this lab) and you will make a brief presentation to the lab. This presentation will be graded on a pass/no pass basis. A no pass will lower your overall proposal grade by 1.0. You can use your personal notes and you may also refer to the original article during your presentation, so this should not be a very stressful experience.
Poster Fest/Virtual Poster Fest:
As we have done for the past several years, a poster session will be held at the end of the semester. Here you will present your work to colleagues and friends (invite your parents). Posters will also be presented on the World Wide Web (HTML) formats. We anticipate that this poster session will be a chance for you to show off your ideas and efforts; it should be both a fun and an educational experience for all concern. This is also "team photo" day, when we take a picture of everyone enrolled in the lab.
* Remember, you don't have to redo work--these assignments can be based on a previous topic.